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Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.

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70% Bacon Score™
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74% Bacon Score™
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The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Icon of the Seas and Nieuw Amsterdam have nearly identical BaconScores — 70% vs 74%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 6700 creator reviews, Icon of the Seas and Nieuw Amsterdam post nearly identical BaconScores — 70% for Icon of the Seas, 74% for Nieuw Amsterdam. Nieuw Amsterdam leads on Value and Excursions. Coverage spans 624 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 6.4K reviews
6.4K videos557 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Icon of the Seas

Holding steadyDivided opinion
Recommend
0%
of 299 reviews
299 videos67 channels0% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Nieuw Amsterdam

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Royal Caribbean Group logo
Icon of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
6401 videos
Distinct creators
557
Holland America Line logo
Nieuw Amsterdam
Cruise line
Holland America Line
Creator reviews
299 videos
Distinct creators
67

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Icon of the Seas

Topic

Nieuw Amsterdam

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Where creators agree

  • Icon of the Seas:
    308 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Nieuw Amsterdam:
    23 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    756 mentions
    ShowsBoth like it
    Nieuw Amsterdam:
    34 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    575 mentions
    Specialty DiningBoth like it
    Nieuw Amsterdam:
    40 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Icon of the Seas:
    482 mentions
    Value0.49 gap
    Nieuw Amsterdam:
    3 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    56 mentions
    Excursions0.22 gap
    Nieuw Amsterdam:
    4 mentions
How to read the Trip Bacon Score
Happy Bacon — creators loved this aspect
Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this
Meh — no strong opinion either way

Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.

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Standout creator quotes

Positive · Icon of the Seas
“Royal didn't do that here everything they said it was it has been it will continue to be”
— Harr Travel · authority
Positive · Nieuw Amsterdam
“we actually sailed to Alaska in 2023 on Norwegian Encore and had a fantastic time”
— Eat Sleep Cruise · authority
Critical · Icon of the Seas
“American Airlines shame on you”
— Sharon at Sea Travel · authority
Critical · Nieuw Amsterdam
“two crew members have lost their life on Holland America Lin's New Amsterdam cruise ship”
— La Lido Loca · authority

Drill Deeper

See the full creator breakdown

Each detail page has the full creator panel, topic heatmap, monthly trends, audience breakdown, and verbatim quotes — far more than fits in this comparison.

Royal Caribbean Group logo
Royal Caribbean GroupIcon of the Seas70% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
Holland America Line logo
Holland America LineNieuw Amsterdam74% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Other Royal Caribbean Group ships

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Icon of the Seas
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Icon of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
11,808 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Wonder of the Seas
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™↓

Wonder of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
9,838 videos
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Allure of the Seas
🥓 77% Ship BaconScore™↓

Allure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
9,226 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Harmony of the Seas
🥓 73% Ship BaconScore™↑

Harmony of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,624 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Adventure of the Seas
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™↓

Adventure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,332 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Oasis of the Seas
🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™↓

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,255 videos

Other Holland America Line ships

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Rotterdam
🥓 66% Ship BaconScore™→

Rotterdam

Holland America Line
4,071 videos
Holland America Line logo
Koningsdam
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™→

Koningsdam

Holland America Line
1,339 videos
Holland America Line logo
Nieuw Statendam
🥓 84% Ship BaconScore™→

Nieuw Statendam

Holland America Line
783 videos
Holland America Line logo
Eurodam
🥓 76% Ship BaconScore™↓

Eurodam

Holland America Line
725 videos
Holland America Line logo
Nieuw Amsterdam
🥓 74% Ship BaconScore™→

Nieuw Amsterdam

Holland America Line
721 videos
Holland America Line logo
Westerdam
🥓 67% Ship BaconScore™↓

Westerdam

Holland America Line
561 videos

Watch creators on each ship

Icon of the Seas
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Mumbai to Goa Cruise | Cordelia Cruises Empress

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Mumbai to Goa Cruise | Jalesh Cruise Karnika33:19

Mumbai to Goa Cruise | Jalesh Cruise Karnika

200Journeys · 4.5M views · 6 years ago
Nieuw Amsterdam
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Best Alaska Cruise Ships 2023 - Top Itineraries and Cruise Lines

🏅Eat Sleep Cruise · 321K views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
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Highly Positive

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Scores aggregate every cruise creator review we've indexed for each entity, weighted by creator expertise and capped per channel so no single voice dominates. Read the full methodology →